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Molecular genetics ready to launch a golden age of winegrape breedingGrowing winegrapes may be the most backward form of horticulture that exists. The vast majority of the world's production uses only about 20 cultivars out of thousands of available grape varieties. The wine industry is convinced these traditionally-cultivated varieties alone provide all the diversity necessary and that newly-bred varieties can't compete on wine quality. This belief persists in the face of modern genetic evidence that many of the world's traditional varieties were intentionally bred from older ones. But things may start to shift as wineries in highly-recognized regions cope with a changing climate.http://phys.org/news339844952.html
BiologyWed, 07 Jan 2015 09:22:43 ESTnews339844952'Grapes of Wrath': Stomping out grape disease one vineyard at a timeCracking the genetic code of a common disease affecting grape production could improve vineyard management and help protect the multibillion-dollar industry that includes raisins, juice, jam/jelly, fresh grapes, grape-seed extract and oil, vinegar and wine.http://phys.org/news332510700.html
BiologyTue, 14 Oct 2014 13:05:09 ESTnews332510700On the scent of a wine's bouquetThe majority of wines are produced from around 20 different types of grape, all of which have their own typical aroma. This is due to the terpenes, a diverse category of chemical substances including cholesterol and estrogen. Scientists from Technische Universität München (TUM), the Hochschule Geisenheim and the Universität Bonn have now identified two enzymes that determine the terpene content – and thus the aroma intensity – of grapes. The findings could play an important role in the future development of grape varieties.http://phys.org/news331468122.html
BiologyThu, 02 Oct 2014 11:28:50 ESTnews331468122Geography has impact on grapevine moth's success in French vineyards'Location, location, location' is an adage also true for the European grapevine moth, it seems. Research led by Fanny Vogelweith of the Université de Bourgogne and INRA Bordeaux-Aquitaine in France has shown that these pests are better adapted and more successful in certain French wine-growing regions than in others, because of the variety of grape on which they occur and the abundance of their natural enemies around them. The findings were published in Springer's journal Naturwissenschaften – The Science of Nature.http://phys.org/news308394397.html
BiologyWed, 08 Jan 2014 09:06:52 ESTnews308394397Australian wine industry tackling climate changeWine businesses around the country are taking steps to offset the potential effects of climate change, a study has found.http://phys.org/news295079023.html
EarthWed, 07 Aug 2013 07:40:01 ESTnews295079023Pandas vs pinot as vineyards adjust to warmingWhich is more important, pandas or pinot? Researchers say that is a question conservationists and wine-growers will have to answer in the coming years as climate change sparks a hunt for cooler places to grow wine grapes, even if those places are home to sensitive animal populations.http://phys.org/news284658062.html
EarthMon, 08 Apr 2013 16:41:14 ESTnews284658062Robots, recycling map route to greener French wineAn Earth-friendly future for French wine could include disease-resistant grapes, solar-powered robots, and lighter packaging, as vintners innovate to slash their environmental footprint.http://phys.org/news277482089.html
BiologyTue, 15 Jan 2013 14:21:39 ESTnews277482089DNA sleuth hunts wine roots in AnatoliaThere are easier places to make wine than the spectacular, desolate landscapes of southeast Turkey, but DNA analysis suggests it is here that Stone Age farmers first domesticated the wine grape.http://phys.org/news273213726.html
BiologyTue, 27 Nov 2012 05:00:01 ESTnews273213726Romania rising as New World of wine in 'old' EuropeOn the gentle slopes of the Dealu Mare (Big Hill) region, winemakers are striving to make Romania the New World of wine in Europe.http://phys.org/news269201194.html
Other SciencesThu, 11 Oct 2012 19:06:40 ESTnews269201194UF researcher's work takes Florida a step closer to disease-resistant grapesDennis Gray may not be able to control Florida&#146;s humidity, but he wants to help popular grape varieties shrug off fungal diseases that thrive in muggy weather, and open up new markets for the state&#146;s growers and winemakers.http://phys.org/news223101097.html
BiologyWed, 27 Apr 2011 06:00:01 ESTnews223101097Research: Imported grape varieties may excel on the South plains(PhysOrg.com) -- Wine grapes that flourish in certain parts of Europe just might excel in West Texas.http://phys.org/news208186420.html
BiologyFri, 05 Nov 2010 14:33:53 ESTnews208186420Scientists get to the root of ancient case of sour grapes(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in Cambridge have discovered that a lowly grape variety grown by peasants - but despised by noblemen - during the Middle Ages was the mother of many of today’s greatest grape varieties, including the Chardonnay used in Champagne.http://phys.org/news180366830.html
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